habergeon

/ ˈhæbədʒən /

noun

a light sleeveless coat of mail worn in the 14th century under the plated hauberk

C14: from Old French haubergeon a little hauberk

"I can tell thee that mine are blunt for want of use," retorted a comrade, hammering busily at a broken link in his habergeon.

He wore a gipon of fustian, all stained by his habergeon; for he had only just arrived home from a long voyage.

The sword of him that layeth at them cannot hold the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

Habergeon, ha-bėr′je-un, n. a piece of armour to defend the neck and breast.

Every free layman having ten marks in chattels shall have a habergeon, iron cap, and lance.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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